Red Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Hawkes Bay, New Zealand)

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Red Island Surf Guide

Red Island in Hawkes Bay is a quite exposed beach and reef break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks.. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here.

Red Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	2.2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	19.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Red Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Red Island occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Red Island (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Red Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in June while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 47% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

18%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

47%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Red Island Location Map

Interactive Red Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Red Island is Palmerston North Airport (PMR) in New Zealand, 128 km (80 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Red Island is Taupo Airport (TUO), also in New Zealand, 146 km (91 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Red Island Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 5 March 2021, 21:14 Local Time

m, °C	Fri	Saturday 06
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	E	E	NE	NE
Period (s)	8	8	5	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Red Island look like?

Latest photos from Red Island. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Kooza
Credit: Kooza
Credit: Kooza

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Tides at Red Island

Current tide and informaton

For Cray Bay, 41.0 km from Red Island.

Next High Water: 11:56pm | 1.6m

Next Low Water: 06:10am | 0.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Red Island Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 19.2 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at Red Island. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite